Posted on 03/22/2006 5:24:01 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Last night on the NBC Nightly Snooze (which I rarely watch) had this story covered in a 4-5 minute piece by the Chris Matthews wanna-be Andrea Mitchell who took the same take line as described above (while trying to appear to be 'fair & balanced', of course).
Actually, just a strong supply of Prilosec!
From the files of Snow Job and the Seven Media Midgets.
Richard Engel aka "Pretty Chicken."
Andrea Mitchell is Barbra Streisand on peyote.
I call BS, the first part of that statement is from an Iraqi, the second part is that reporter's opinion. It doesn't matter if they venture out of the green zone or not, the MSM will only pursue stories that validate their biases.
CBS: Complete Bull Sh!#
I suggest you read the WHOLE comment the President said .. including the follow up question
President Bush pointed out to the reporter that he wanted Bush to put a time table on Iraq .. and he isn't going to do that
Now you know why,years ago, right after the merger Ted Turner wanted to use his AOL windfall to purchase NBC.
I don't know.. I think our people, with our incredible, stubborn, bloody-minded streak of Individualism, are better at knowing they're being fed a sh!t sandwich than we give them credit for. That's why the dino-media is sinking - it's not because a few conservatives stopped watching.
Remember, we consume a great deal more of what the has-been media is serving up than Joe Six-pack, because we use it for discussion fodder. Joe Six-pack doesn't really care.
I support Bush and the war in Iraq, even while acknowleging there were mistakes (show me a war where everything worked according to plan).
I remember prior to the election when the administration would not say mistakes were made that many on this forum were also denying things weren't going according to plan. Now we have the arguement that well yes some mistakes were made, but in war nothing goes according to plan. That's not what was being reported here prior to the election.
The problem is certain folks want their views validated by the media.
You say you want a full picture? Thre isn't time in the day to do that. Even the administration doesn't have a full picture. It's too fluid.
And there have been stories on newscasts about our soldiers doing the good deeds, but it's easier to remember when mistakes were made. Why? Because when Sgt. Jones does a good deed, it shown once. When there is torture there's a long period of time between when it was first reported and the trial was held. Lyndie England comes to mind. The reporting of her acts were a process over time. Sgt. Jones was captured once and he and his good deed have gone on to other things.
Abu Ghraib is back in the news because Sgt. Michael J. Smith was just found guilty. What he did happened 2-3 years ago, yet it's in the news today due to the process of the event and now the guilty verdict of his trial.
That's a copout.
Photos of my soldier in Iraq, enjoy......
More Photos of my soldier in Iraq (Lots of photos)
Brand new photos, lots of them. This will be the last news from Iraq, my soldier is home!
Sure they are looking for some sort of date. The President said it would likely occur in someone elses adm. He didn't say we would stay until the job is done or asked to leave which ever comes first.
I am certain that this representation of life in Pittsburgh is as accurate as NBC's representation of life in Iraq.
Mickleschevski (sorry...lol) using the same mantra this morning. Oh the Iraqi's report even more graphic and worse attack pictures than the US press ever does.
At least their initials don't spell "Complete Bull Shit."
"Frankly the administrations admission the other day that any withdrawl would likely occur on some other administrations watch is a very different story of when we were told we would leave if asked by the Iraqi government."
Sorry, I'm not a media type and I'm just farmer from the backwash of PA, not too sophisticated and all.
But I cannot understand how the first part of your paragraph has anything at all to do with last part of it. It kinda looks like some kind of spin to me. Is it?
Like what has the Iraqis asking us to leave have to do with the war crossing to another administration?
I clearly remember the President saying that the war on terror wasn't going to be quick and easy, and that it would take years.
I clearly rememeber him saying that we would leave if the Iraqis asked. If they ask, I'm sure we'll leave. If they don't, I'm sure we will be there into the next administration.
How is that a problem?
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